after asking how long he was training Kaneki said "since my mom died"
Shino knew she messed up.
Shino: oh I'm sorry.
Kaneki: it's alright... You know Tanaka-san i... actually feel pain when i transform just like earlier.
Shino hearing that was a bit In shock.
Shino: what do you mean by.. you feel pain?
Kaneki: I am an artificial ability user.
Shino: What!
Kaneki: yeah just not like the ones made in hell during the war in hell 6 years ago.
"wait why am i telling her this?"
Kaneki: i wasn't born with abilities I was fine with that at first but since my mom died i had to train myself very very hard.
Shino: how hard?
Kaneki: you could say near death.
Shino: (he's been near death multiple times?!) what type of training do you do?
Kaneki: should I even say it? i doubt you'd believe me and might call me a chuunibyou.
Shino: I won't!
Kaneki: okay there's no need to yell seriously. well anyways. the type of training I do varies from doing certain tasks to fighting creatures like a dragon.
"seriously why is my body not listening to me?! i shouldn't say this information to her!"
Kaneki didn't know why he started telling Shino his secrets.
Kaneki: these trainings can be drowning myself, burning myself, getting stabbed, and getting my organs removed.
Shino: (organs removed?! how are you alive?!) I can't believe it! how are you even alive?!
Kaneki: you saw him yesterday right? Querxes Sensei? after I left you saw him right?
Shino looking back at that day, she remembered the man that Kaneki fought and almost brought out his Demonic powers.
Shino: yeah i remember.
Kaneki: that was my first Sensei Querxes Preston he is very strong he beat me up so much when i first started training.
Shino: that's horrible!
Kaneki: don't worry it's not his fault I forced him to train me.
Shino was puzzled.
Shino: Forced??
Kaneki: Yeah when I asked him to train me combat without holding back I kept ambushing him and gave him hell.
"so that's what you've been doing when i wasn't able to see you back then"
Kaneki: at some point of my training he beat me up so bad I was near death, i would be lying i said he was ruthless.
Shino: he.. regretted beating you up?
Kaneki: yes, but after he beaten me up, my body started fixing itself and i acquired my first ability: Regeneration.
Shino: (Regeneration? is that how he's still alive?) I see you kept training and got more and more abilities, must be painful huh?
Kaneki: yeah but I didn't mind even though my reason is to bring back my mom because of my promise to her.
Shino: (he really is a man of his words and he still wants to keep his promise with his mom... i wish i could be like him) I see so that's your reason for wanting power.
thought she finally understood why Kaneki wanted power.
Kaneki: Not really it's not my only reason.
"no stop! you're just a stranger in her eyes if you say THAT she'll think you want her! and she'll hate you!"
Kaneki: my other reason is my 4 girl friends. i don't remember most of their names but I do remember their nickname.
Shino: Girlfriends?! (wait did he think of us as his Girlfriends!?)
Kaneki: no, I said Girl-friends.
Shino: oh I see (what was i thinking?)
Kaneki: well they are: Sachi Saki my childhood friend, Miyu-chan my best friend, Miha-chan the one i consider a sister and Shita-chan my other childhood friend who i sometimes think of as a mother.
Shino: as... a.... Mother?